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The parents of slain Baltimore tech CEO Pava Marie LaPere shared their profound grief Tuesday while urging Maryland lawmakers to end good behavior credits for convicted rapists like the man charged with killing her. Frank LaPere said no family should have to suffer the way theirs has since the September strangulation death of his 26-year-old daughter, who launched tech startup EcoMap Technologies several years earlier from her Johns Hopkins University dorm room. The high-profile killing in Baltimore brought attention the accused’s criminal record and early release.

By Sasha Margulies, iHeart Media May 4, 2021 This morning Governor Newsom is moving forward with a plan to release 76,000 California inmates early for good behavior. Now, Good Behavior Credits could reduce prison sentences by one-third. But, the department of corrections and rehabilitation says these changes “do not result in the automatic release of incarcerated individuals.” State Senator Jim Nielsen, former head of the board of prison terms, is critical of the new policy. According to ABC News, more than 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior cr...